Educational Requirements

(1) The Program Guidelines and Procedures are as follows: (a) New Master Logger applicants are required to attend a series of five (5) one-day classes taught over a period of ten (10) weeks - one (1) day every two (2) weeks, for eight (8) hours on each of those days; a training manual and other learning materials are provided by the program sponsors during the class; (b) Upon successful completion of all training requirements, Master Loggers receive a Master Logger certificate and a Master Logger card; (c) The training curriculum by the approved program sponsor shall include the following subjects for a total of eight (8) hours each. The program sponsor may add or delete subjects only after the prior approval of the Division of Forestry. 1. Safety (includes OSHA standards, Tennessee Highway Patrol truck safety and highway laws, chainsaw and equipment safety); 2. Best Management Practices - (BMPs - taught by Tennessee Division of Foresty Water Quality Foresters); 3. CPR/First Aid - eight (8) hours (taught by American Heart Association or the Red Cross); each logger receives a First Aid card and a Red Cross Manual; 4. Silviculture - eight (8) hours (UT Extension staff); 5. Business management - eight (8) hours (UT Extension Staff, including a local attorney, bank representatives, an accountant, and insurance representatives). (d) The Master Logger Program Sponsor will maintain an updated computer database of new Master Loggers who have completed the sponsor’s program. The sponsor will mail the new Master Logger cards within two (2) weeks of completion of training requirements. (e) The Master Logger Program Sponsor will maintain a computer database containing the names of all Master Loggers who have completed the sponsor’s program. (f) The Master Logger database is updated no less than quarterly and after each new Master Logger is credentialed or after continuing education requirements are met. (2) Continuing education: (a) The continuing education requirement necessitates that the Master Logger attend training one (1) day every two (2) years. The topics include: Visual Impacts, Advanced Water Quality Training/Environmental Issues (Best Management Practices and road building), Log Grading/Timber Assessment and Safety Procedures. (b) Specific course content is based on the discretion of the instructor; topics are based on needs in particular areas of the state.